General Discussion

hallucinations look more rational than others.

It's never reliable, which is why the TOS advise users of that and try to shift legal liability for plagiarism, etc., to users. That unreliability is why genAI tools have not been as widely adopted by paying customers as the AI companies had hoped, so theu're losing incredible amounts of money and we have a bubble with companies kept afloat by venture capitalists and circular financing...and more and more AI companies are saying they want the federal government to assume the financial risks, because they know it's a bubble.

If you've been following much of the news about genAI, you should be well aware that the AI companies expected to be sued, because they knew they were breaking IP laws all along. They still hoped to get away with the theft.

It isn't and never will be "just a tool." GenAI is an illegally trained and fundamentally unethical tool, and all the rationalizations in the world won't make your decision to use it, if you aren't being forced to do so, any more ethical. Karma would have you lose most of what you own - and with the thieves, or someone who benefited from the theft, trying to justify your loss and their gain.

But I wouldn't wish that kind of loss on you or anyone else, even though you're showing zero concern for all the people whose IP was stolen by AI robber barons.